Bathroom Renovations
“The most significant design detail in this room was the pendants hanging from the ceiling and getting the location centered within the sink and meeting code requirements for the space between shower drain, sink and toilet drain,” Dunlevie says. Other special features. Porcelain wall and floor tile in a matte finish with black grout. Wall-mounted faucet (Skylar by Newport Brass). Built-in medicine cabinet. Custom vanity cabinet in a high-gloss car finish so if it gets scratched, “you can wax or buff it out,” Dunlevie says. “Uh-oh” moment. “What pushed this bathroom to the limit was the installation of the pendant lights,” Dunlevie says. “We had to get them just right, and we did after two tries.”
Fully wrapped powder rooms. Going for bold style in a powder room is nothing new. Designers tend to like to go a little wild in these small spaces often used by guests. One way to go big or go home is by wrapping the entire powder room in a feature wallcovering. Designer Kimberlee Gorsline of Kimberlee Marie Interior Design wrapped this popular powder room in white shiplap to create a textured backdrop for the mint-green vanity and patterned ceramic tile floor.
Shower ledges. Many designers feel that installing a shower ledge is more straightforward than installing a niche, because a ledge requires only building out a few inches into the shower space instead of carving out space between studs. Run your ledge along the length of your shower stall, as designer Katy Popple did here, and you’ll have tons of space for shower essentials.
After getting started on the wood wall, Fee realized she hadn’t included any place to store toothbrushes. Hidden medicine cabinets with sanitizing UV lights neatly solved the problem. “They sanitize anything I put in there,” Fee says, whether a toothbrush or a phone. “That’s one of the things I love most about the bathroom.”
Layout: Here you can see the configuration of the various components and how Padvaiskas won the game of inches to get space for everything her client wanted, including a spacious walk-in shower on the right, above the toilet. Cost: $43,800, including materials, labor and design fees. Here’s how that broke down. Contractor labor and designer: $16,000 Countertop, cabinetry (millwork): $9,000 Plumbing fixtures: $8,000 Tile (floor and in shower, including custom mosaic) and installation: $4,000 Lighting and heated floor (electrical): $3,000 New window: $800 Shower glass and other costs: $3,000
Go vertical. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em! Sometimes, if your bathroom has small square footage, rather than try to make it look bigger horizontally, the smartest approach is to embrace the height as the largest dimension and emphasize that feature instead. Using vertical elements as simple as a tall, thin mirror and a bold accent color on a skinny wall can enhance the height of a space and make the room feel big and breezy from that perspective. Add some delicate lights and a little black and white tile, and you’ve got lots to keep the eye moving from flooring to ceiling
9. Create long lines. Whether your bathroom is a typical rectangle or more oddly shaped, you can usually find one wall or area that’s a bit longer than others to emphasize. Adding a shelf, a band of tile, a molding chair rail or another long element (even a simple stripe of paint) can help emphasize the longest line in your room and draw the eye to the widest point. In this room, the encroaching low ceiling is de-emphasized by the wide shelf and tile backsplash that highlight the widest point just below where the slope begins.
Go big with your mirror. A large mirror can double the size of your space and, in a bathroom especially, can really help visually double your investment. In one sense, a very large mirror can be a bit expensive. However, compared with the price of tiling that wall, a mirror can actually give you an equally dramatic look (if not more so) at a better value. Splurge on a large mirror with a beautiful frame, or go wall-to-wall with a custom-sized piece. The effect can be so powerful that you need little else to make the room look perfectly finished. This can be especially effective in slim powder rooms with small walls that don’t take much glass to cover.
Less is more. If you don’t really need maximum storage, consider using a smaller vanity to leave a bit more open space, rather than fitting in the biggest unit you can. Leaving a little negative space will make the area feel less stuffed, and thus roomier. And if your toilet or tub is next to your vanity, you’ll appreciate the extra open spac
Use a floating vanity. In a tight bathroom space, it can be tricky to balance a demand for storage with a desire for space to breathe. A floating vanity is a great answer. It gives you lots of room to store daily essentials, but the peek of flooring underneath makes the area feel a notch more open. In a very small space, having a little bit more room to plant your feet can make a big difference.
The husband really wanted a vessel sink, which was tricky — we needed a space saver," Konjicek-Segundo says. She found this one via San Francisco's DJ Mehler and had it imported from France. Mounting the faucet to the side instead of between the vessel and the wall saves space. A built-in bar for a hand towel saved them from
nterior designer Lisa Konjicek-Segundo added a floor-to-ceiling picture of a New York City subway station, both for interest and to create the illusion of a larger room. “My clients love New York City, so we decided to make it an ode to the city, with an industrial vibe and photography,” she says. The oversize mirror above the sink also helps to create the illusion of a larger space. Konjicek-Segundo chose black hex tiles to reinforce the subway station theme, and a new recessed niche between wall studs stores excess toilet paper, a dispenser and a magazine rack. Tile: San Francisco Best Tile; wall photo: MegaPrint
Celebrate cement and concrete. A poured concrete floor can take a major overhaul to achieve, but a touch of cool concrete can be added to any room with a few concrete or concrete-look tiles. This textural material is a great addition to contemporary spaces, and especially in bathrooms, as it has a clean look but with a texture that contrasts and complements slick porcelain and brushed metals, bringing a new dimension to your palette.
Textured tiles can be used all over, but often they look best when used as an accent, especially as a backsplash in a kitchen or behind a vanity. Notice how this bathroom uses a vertical band of subtly textural tiles just in the sink area, with a more plain ceramic tile on the adjacent walls. The overall effect is subdued but gives the room a sense of designer polish, and it plays beautifully against the dramatic black accents. Again, the color palette is simple, but the room feels richly detailed, and that brings a sense of luxury.
Powder room with rectangle wall sink
Eurodale Developments Inc SaveEmail 2. Turn to the Dark Side A small powder room is a good spot to experiment with today’s popular navy, indigo, charcoal and true black paints and wallcoverings. Design takeaway: Little details matter in a powder room. Just look at this one’s elegant brass P-trap (the pipe under the sink).
Classic Remodeling & Construction, Inc. SaveEmail 6. Ombre Mosaic The ombre trend isn’t loved by everyone, but this tile wall might quell even its toughest critics. Transitioning from dark gray to nearly white, it connects the floors and the walls while opening up the space in an elegant, subtle way. Design takeaway: Because storage isn’t likely to be a priority in powder rooms, it’s a great space to feature a vessel sink with no cabinets
Try frosted glass. Perhaps you aren’t quite brave enough to live with clear glass in a space like this and the previous one? Here, the black-framed panels feature frosted glass to allow the owner to retain an element of privacy. They also feature larger panes of glass rather than the typical grid pattern.
Aluminum-Frame Shower Doors The graphic look of metal-framed shower surrounds has grown in popularity over the past few years, so much so that this once-unheard of door style is much more readily available today. Notable detail: You may have to squint for this one, which is the point — check out the almost invisible integrated square drain on the shower floor.
No. 1 thing people were looking for this year was savvy storage solutions for all of that bathroom stuff. These tall, narrow pull-out cabinets make the most of the space and are conveniently located next to the vanity. Notable detail: There’s even a makeup mirror inside for those moments when the homeowner doesn’t want to have to lean over the counter for a close-up.
When you don’t have room for a separate water closet, there are still some ways to adjust the layout to divide your space. Here the pony wall between the shower stall and the toilet creates a more private area and a good spot to install the toilet paper roll. Notable detail: Repeating the floor tile in the shower niche
The shower walls are the statuario marble cut into 6-by-12-inch tiles, while the floor is 2-by-2-inch tile. This small size keeps the smooth stone from being a slipping hazard. Takeaways Floating a vanity and toilet expands the visual space and can make a bathroom feel bigger. Consider designating a spot in the vanity cabinet for a wastebasket. Put at least one of your light fixtures on a dimmer so you can have nice, soft light for nighttime trips. If you don’t use a bathtub and you aren’t worried about resale, chuck it for a more luxurious and functional shower stall. Carefully edit your material and color palettes in a small space.
Ozipko custom-designed this maple vanity and cabinet and had them fabricated by Karhu Fine Cabinetry & Millwork. To contain clutter, she made sure a wastebasket had a designated spot inside the vanity and provided a drawer for extra towels underneath. The upper cabinet has plenty of room for toiletries. The countertop is quartz, a detail she repeated on the shower bench. The faucet is chrome. “I like to use timeless finishes like chrome so a design will last for many years to come,” she says. “The chrome accents also add some polish and sparkle.” To create a more spacious feel in a small bathroom, she recommends floating the toilet and vanity whenever a budget will allow. “Floating the toilet and the vanity makes the room feel bigger by providing more visual space underneath,” she says. Mirror: Ozipko continued the theme with the mirror, which appears to hover over the sink. “Floating a mirror allows you to tile the wall behind it and leaves room for lighting behind it,” she says. Lighting: The room is lit by three layers of lighting. An opening from the ceiling to the roof is a solar tube, the only source of natural light. “This was the homeowner’s great idea. They had ins...
Wall tile: The wall tile is a stone mini brick mosaic that plays off the colors of the statuario marble in the shower and brings in a striking tumbled texture — especially fitting for a geologist’s home. Floor tile: The floor is a high-gloss 12-by-24-inch porcelain tile. “This provides a contrast to the wall tile texture. Its reflective qualities add sparkle, and it looks rich,” the designer says. Door: A new raised-panel door suits the look of the new room. Wall tile: Ciot;
This bathroom backs up to the en suite bath, so Ozipko created a pony wall behind the toilet to create a space for the tank to hide while preserving the existing plumbing. “This created a nice ledge above it,” she says. It also created a streamlined space for a cabinet overhead. https://www.houzz.com/photos/toilets/mount_type--Wall-Mounted Duravit Starck Wall-Mounted Washdown Toilet by Duravit USA $445$345
Barn door. For this bathroom remodel, removing an inward-swinging door and replacing it with a sliding barn door freed up valuable inches. What’s more, the new door style allowed the designer to widen the door opening, which made the area feel even larger.
Install a glass door or screen (aka panel) on your tub-shower combo.
JRP Design & Remodel SaveEmail Cost: You can purchase a glass tub screen starting at $200, but Guttilla cautions that you get what you pay for and that the price doesn’t include installation. A custom glass screen or door that perfectly fits your space and is installed by a professional costs about $1,000 to $5,000.
Darci Hether New York SaveEmail How to get started: Look at examples of glass tub doors and screens to see which options make the most sense for your bathroom and family.
Tub-shower combination: Large rectangular tiles and a movable glass panel surround a new, modern tub. Buenaventura, who hates shower curtains, likes that the glass panel lets a lot of light into the bathing area and makes the space feel bigger because part of the room isn’t blocked off with a curtain. This panel covers 60 percent of the opening, Lin says, and can swing out from the wall. “It works very well and keeps the water in, but still looks bright and open when you’re in the shower,” Buenaventura says. The movable glass panel has come in handy when the homeowners are bathing their dogs. They can just swing it open and stand next to the tub, instead of having to get in the tub with the dog. Pro tip: A glass panel with minimal hardware takes up less space and makes a bathroom visually larger, Lin says. While the option isn’t for everyone, it’s great for small bathrooms.
Lighting: Two pendant lights hang from the ceiling and provide light around the mirror and vanity. Lin and Buenaventura decided not to install sconces, to visually keep the wall clean and because they already had a lot to install behind the wall, such as new plumbing for the sink and toilet. The pendant lights they did install have clear glass. Lin likes them because they don’t take up much visual space and provide a lot of light.
Vibrant blue tiles in an oversized hexagon pattern give the bathroom an immediate focal point. “In small bathrooms, people can end up wanting to go neutral with everything to make it more spacious,” Lin says, “but having a strong feature, like this floor, can be really cool in a small space.”
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Install a tub that matches the width of the room for a snug, streamlined feel. This lovely bathroom is also blessed with a large picture window that spans the rear wall and makes a bold statement.
Bathe like the Japanese in a space-efficient but wonderfully luxurious square
open bathroom, cast iron bath, freestanding bathtub, cement tiles, patterned tiles
open bathroom, cast iron bath, freestanding bathtub, cement tiles, patterned tiles
Vintage-modern mix. Also popular were nostalgic vintage touches like pedestal sinks, subway tile and even wood toilet seats, though homeowners balanced them with elements such as clean lines and frameless clear shower enclosures. Engineered oak floors enhanced the look. In this bathroom, a framed tea towel made from the homeowners’ wedding invitation adds a personal touch. Tea towel: Wedding Tea Towels; tile: Cotswold in Grafito, size 150x75, Tile Giant; towel bar: Vogue Regency traditional towel rail; window shade: Allia in Graphiite, Designers Guild; engineered oak floors with dark black stain: Furlong Flooring
Bidets. The separate bidet unit in bathrooms never really took off in America. But since manufacturers began creating combination bidet and toilet units, like the Toto version shown here, they’ve been catching on. According to Houzz data, 5 percent of renovated master bathrooms now include bidets.
Drapery panels falling from the top of a high ceiling in a subdued tone add to the elegance of this bathroom design.
Using a flooring material to wrap the shower walls is a classic luxe look, but what gives this shower an extra spin is the repeated flooring material overhead, so the stall is clad floor to ceiling.
U-channels for recessed glazing. This is a simple, hidden component that makes floor-to-ceiling floating glass and cast acrylic panels possible. The U-channel is set to align flush with the adjacent finished surfaces and disappear. Begin your search by checking with a local glass shop or try C.R. Laurence online for a full range of glass attachment hardware.
White vessel sinks. Affordable options abound from Duravit and Kohler. Boffi will probably always round out the top-of-the-line choices
Tile Feature Wall A single full-height wall of tile can have a big impact, whether in a bathroom shower zone or adorning one wall of a powder room. If you have a standard-size shower that’s 60 inches long and a typical ceiling height of 8 feet, then you have a 40-square-foot wall surface to work with. That means you could splurge on a beautiful marble tile at $5 or $6 per square foot and have a stunning feature wall for around $200. Use low-cost tile elsewhere, and you’ll have a balanced-budget project that still looks incredibly high end.
Natural stone. Using stone is a surefire way to add texture to your environment. The “movement” and veining of many varieties is simply stunning, and you can use stone for floors, walls or countertops. Plus, stone pairs beautifully with many other materials.
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Furniture vanities. You can repurpose a fabulous piece of furniture you already own or a flea market find into a unique vanity. If you are even a little handy, you can use one of the many DIY tutorials online that will show you how to cut holes in the surface for a drop-in sink and faucet, as well as retrofit drawers to make room for the water supply.
Trim accents. Or consider giving your standard tile a punch by splurging a bit on trim pieces as accents. These will give your room an interesting, graphic element, but the small quantity needed won’t break the bank.
Larger-format tiles. Another idea is to search for an out-of-the-box dimension rather than the typical 3-inch by 6-inch format. Tile sizes like 2 by 9 inches or 4 by 8 inches will make your bathroom stand out from the rest.
Model # (MPN) F8426WHPE0 Product ID 33420284 Manufactured By Artecnica Sold By Houzz Size/Weight W 10" / D 10" / H 30" / 12.8 oz. Color White Materials Mylar Assembly Required Yes Category Pendant Lighting Style Contemporary
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